June 01, 2009, 9:02AM

General Motors Corp.'s bankruptcy filing today just accentuates the themes of 2009: What started out looking like a long, difficult year in January now promises one excruciating and painful summer. Thanks to the 90-day estimate of the bankruptcy duration, Michigan now faces a June, July and August dominated by the specter of our pummeled economy just getting worse. And... Full story »

February 06, 2009, 6:56AM

When I wrote about Saturn's possible demise as a General Motors Corp. brand back in December, commenters extolled their delight with various models and purchases over the years. Now, another report on the brand, suggests that anyone eyeing a Saturn these days might want to act fast if they want a GM discount. Full story »

September 05, 2008, 11:41AM

LANSING - During the oil shock of 1973, the Brazilian government subsidized an alternative energy program to alleviate its economy's woes over energy costs. By 1974, the first car that ran on 100-percent ethanol was marketed to the public and by 1978, almost all cars in the country ran without fossil fuels. Today, the program is no longer subsidized by... Full story »

August 08, 2008, 11:27AM

NEW YORK (AP) -- Attorneys say General Motors Corp. and an accounting firm have agreed to pay $303 million to investors to settle a lawsuit surrounding allegations that the automaker misstated its finances. Attorneys with plaintiffs Deka Investment GmbH and Deka International SA say GM has agreed to pay $277 million, while Deloitte & Touche LLP will pay $26 million.... Full story »

August 07, 2008, 6:31PM

NEW YORK (AP) -- General Motors Corp. has agreed to lend Delphi Corp. an additional $300 million as the auto parts supplier struggles to get out of bankruptcy protection, according to a court filing. Delphi said in a filing Wednesday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York that pending court approval, GM would increase its loan to the parts supplier... Full story »

July 30, 2008, 2:25PM

DETROIT (AP) -- A General Motors Corp. official says the automaker plans to cut 15 percent of its U.S. and Canadian salaried work force -- or around 5,100 jobs -- by Nov. 1. The GM official declined to confirm the specific numbers Wednesday but indicated they generally were accurate. The official asked not to be named because the company had... Full story »

June 05, 2008, 6:30AM

Anyone who doubts that the world is changing only needs to tap into the recent production shifts at General Motors Corp. We're watching a once-immobile GM move as nimbly as it ever has, maybe more quickly than we ever could have imagined. We should be encouraged. The automaker's investment in Michigan and its own future, based on its recent... Full story »

June 03, 2008, 9:56AM

Someone else's loss is Oakland County's gain, in a General Motors Corp. restructuring of its vehicle lineup announced Tuesday. As it phases out production at four plants in Ohio, Wisconsin, Ontario and Mexico, the company (NYSE:GM) will add third shifts at factories in Orion Township and Lordstown, Ohio, which make popular Chevy and Pontiac car models. The Chevrolet Volt electric... Full story »

May 22, 2008, 8:10AM

Hewlett-Packard Co.'s $13.9 billion acquisition of information technology service provider EDS could downsize a Michigan workforce of 7,800 when the deal closes later this year, analysts say. HP [NYSE:HPQ] announced May 13 it would buy Electronic Data Systems Corp. [NYSE:EDS] for $25 a share to better challenge IBM in technology services. The sale is expected to close the second... Full story »

May 22, 2008, 7:49AM

As Pontiac's largest employer, General Motors Corp. is an integral part of any effort to redevelop the community. GM has been working with the city's economic development groups to help market the former Validation Center the company demolished this year, freeing up a 50-acre site, and the Centerpoint campus with 1.5 million square feet of office space. Full story »

April 24, 2008, 11:00AM

Automotive supplier Lear Corp. will market a flexible product for hybrid vehicle power management and is rolling out new seating products featuring foams made partially from soybeans. The introductions attempt to capitalize on increased fuel economy requirements and other green trends. The Southfield-based supplier of automotive seating and electronics unveiled its integrated power module and showcased other green products and... Full story »

April 17, 2008, 6:00AM

More than 10,000 square feet of office space in Rochester will be available later this year, as Utechniques, a marketing company that specializes in automotive work, will vacate following a significant downsizing. Duane Utech, owner of the company as well as the building - the historic Rochester Library structure - said the company is far from down and out,... Full story »

March 10, 2008, 12:43PM

NEW YORK (AP) -- Auto parts supplier Delphi Corp., which failed in its first attempt to get $6.1 billion in bankruptcy exit loans, announced Monday that it would try again. Finding such financing became tough as defaults have risen on U.S. subprime mortgages and the value of securities backed by such loans has plummeted, forcing big writedowns at major financial... Full story »

January 17, 2008, 7:38AM

Reader Poll: Will Detroit's Big Three automakers do better in 2008? It's been three days since I attended the press preview of the North American International Auto Show, and my vision is almost completely back to normal. Eight hours amid the constant glare of the overly polished cars, lights of every color and wattage, and TV screens bigger than... Full story »

January 14, 2008, 2:43PM

General Motors Corp. said today that it would become the first automaker in the world to put a plug-in hybrid vehicle on the market. The automaker introduced the Saturn Green Line Plug-in Hybrid and said the vehicle would go into production as soon as 2010. Full story »

January 08, 2008, 9:17AM

A former General Motors Corp. engineer is opening a shop on Hupp Avenue to assemble and retrofit a muffler-like device that could transform the auto industry at a time when the federal government is mandating automakers produce more fuel-efficient vehicles. • More Auto NewsFull story »

October 11, 2007, 7:00AM

A popular Friday evening television program in the late 1960s, called That Was the Week That Was, starring David Frost, took a satirical look at that week's news events. Imagine what that show's writers could have done with Michigan for the closing days of September. We had state lawmakers, who putzed around for far too many months before coming to... Full story »